Cristiano Ronaldo chalked up another incredible goalscoring feat on Thursday by reaching 500 career club goals.

The Real Madrid superstar was on target in the closing stages of the 2-0 Club World Cup semi-final victory over Club America in Yokohama.

Ronaldo had failed to score in El Clasico against rivals Barcelona and last week s home Champions League encounter against Borussia Dortmund, but got the monkey off his back in Japan.

Below we analyse the astonishing goal scoring stats, as provided by Opta, of the 2016 Ballon d Or winner.

500 Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his 500th goal in his professional career (only clubs). Monster.

— OptaJose (@OptaJose)

377 Ronaldo is a legend at the Santiago Bernabeu and is the club s all-time leading …

The Kansas City Chiefs had their win streak and, in all likelihood, their chance at the one seed and a first round bye ended last week as they fell to the Bengals in a barnburner. 

Kansas City will now close out the season in Denver against the eliminated Broncos, with a win all KC needs to secure the second seed (a win and a Texans upset over the Titans would vault it back into first). 

Can Denver end a three-game slide and cause a little havoc to its division rival’s playoff standing to close out the year? Keep reading for our free NFL picks and predictions for Chiefs vs. Broncos. 

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The Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints were each fed servings of humble pie in their Thanksgiving losses, and now both will try to bounce back on Thursday’s sparse NFL menu.

The Cowboys will have to win without head coach Mike McCarthy, who tested positive for COVID, while the Saints QB Taysom Hill still has questions swirling about his health.

Dallas is an NFL betting road favorite — but does New Orleans have value as a home dog? Find out in our free NFL picks and predictions for Cowboys vs. Saints on Thursday, December 2.

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The NFL’s last undefeated team, the Philadelphia Eagles, heads to the desert this week to face the Arizona Cardinals in a meeting of two of the league’s most unique quarterback talents.

Arizona remains mired in mediocrity, and at 2-2 risks falling behind in a tight conference with 4-0 Philly heading into town. 

With plenty of talent on both offenses and a game that could descend into a shootout, we’re bringing you our best NFL prop picks for the Eagles vs. Cardinals in Week 5.

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Fresh off a convincing win on the road last week as 7.5-point dogs, CJ Stroud, and the Houston Texans will look to even their record with a win at home vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday as 3-point underdogs according to NFL odds. 

Stroud has impressed over the last five quarters and has done so with a band-aid of an offensive line. With the Texans showing the ability to score in both positive and negative scripts, can bettors stay profitable betting on the Houston offense this week?

Find out what I think in my free NFL picks for the Steelers vs. Texans on October 1.

Steelers vs Texans odds

Steelers vs Texans predictions

The Houston Texans have scored 47 points over their last five quarters and looke…

The NFL schedule kicks the Carolina Panthers while they’re down, sending them to the Big Easy for a Week 14 odds clash with division rivals, New Orleans Saints.

This divisional matchup will be Carolina’s third straight road game and its fourth road stop in the past five contests, which puts the 1-11 Panthers behind the eight ball before they even take the field.

New Orleans has its own problems, with quarterback Derek Carr running the risk of missing this game due to his second concussion in a month as well as a hip injury. That has backup Jameis Winston on track to start in Week 14, which could actually be an upgrade for this NOLA offense.

I run down the NFL odds for this NFC South showdown and give my best NFL picks and predictions for Pan…

Week 1 of the NFL preseason continues on Friday night with a matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins.

One side boasts a new coaching staff and quarterback looking to make a quick turnaround, while the other is looking to continue their run as a Super Bowl contender.

Let’s get into our best Falcons vs. Dolphins predictions and NFL picks for August 9.

Falcons vs Dolphins prediction

My best betFalcons -2.5 (-115 at DraftKings)

My analysis

Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris has stated that we will not see much, if any, of quarterback Kirk Cousins this preseason. Morris did mention we would get a good look at rookie Michael Penix Jr., so I expect to see him start this game and likely play most o…

“If I only came tonight just to watch that goal, it was worth it,” remarked commentator Stan Lazaridis following Bruno Fornaroli’s superb finish for Perth Glory against Wellington Phoenix on Friday night. “You’re not supposed to see goals like that in the A-League are you?” he added, tongue-in-cheek.

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It was a strike that showcased the Uruguayan’s singular brilliance as a No 9 in this competition. He received the ball with his back to goal and shielded it long enough to lure his marker out of position and buy time for the onrushing Joel Chianese. He then spun through 180 degrees and ghosted into space before presenting for…

Everton will hope to continue their good form and table progression, while Sunderland need a win to stop the rot and appease the increasingly disguntled supporters.

Everton s David Moyes is a highly respected manager in the Premier League and while others panicked about their poor early season form, he kept calm and kept working hard to improve perfomances. Now several key players have returned from injury Everton are starting to look their old self, and they find themselves nearing the top half of the table once more.  With Cahill, Bilayedtinov, Fellaini and Osman operating in midfield, they have pace power, tenacity and an eye for Goal. Louis Saha seems finally to havew put his injuries behind him and looks a threat up front. Despite missing Joseph Yobo in the heart of defen…

Hugo Lloris will almost certainly miss the rest of 2019 due to an elbow injury, according to France head coach Didier Deschamps.

The Tottenham goalkeeper dislocated his elbow after landing awkwardly during his side s 3-0 Premier League defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.

Spurs have not yet offered an indication on his recovery time, but Deschamps expects Lloris to be out of action until the new year due to ligament damage.

I talked to him after he recovered emotionally from what happened, Deschamps told a news conference. We talked again [on Monday] and had more medical examinations.

It is difficult to give you an exact date in terms of how long he ll need to recover. The possibility of a fracture has been ruled out, but his ligaments are af…